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nutation in Arabic

تَرَنُّح tarannuḥ

nutation in Arabic: تَرَنُّح (tarannuḥ), إِنْغَاض (ʔinḡāḍ). In English, nutation means a bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body.

Arabic words for nutation

physics term
تَرَنُّح tarannuḥ
head nodding
إِنْغَاض ʔinḡāḍ
astronomical term
تَرَنُّح tarannuḥ

English meaning of nutation

  1. noun A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body.
  2. noun A nodding motion (of the head etc.).
  3. noun Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon.
  4. noun The circular motion of the tip of a growing shoot.

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Questions about nutation in Arabic

What is the meaning of nutation in Arabic?
Nutation in Arabic is تَرَنُّح (tarannuḥ), إِنْغَاض (ʔinḡāḍ).
ما معنى كلمة nutation؟
Nutation: تَرَنُّح (tarannuḥ), إِنْغَاض (ʔinḡāḍ).
What does nutation mean in English?
Nutation means a bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body.

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